Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (O. Praem.) (original) (raw)

History

• 1120: Established as Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (Norbertines, Premonstratensians) (English) / Prämonstratenser (Deutsch) / Premonstratense (español) / Chanoines réguliers de Prémontré (français) / Canonici Regolari Premostratensi (Italiano) / Kanonicy Regularni Zakonu Premonstratensów (polski) / Cónegos regulares Premonstratenses (Português) / Candidus et Canonicus Ordo Præmonstratensis (latine) / O. Praem.

Contact Info

Address: Viale Giotto 27, 00153 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.571.76.61

Superiors

Past Superiors

Abbot General:	Abbot Thomas Anton Handgrätinger, O. Praem. (2003.09.30 – 2018.07.24)
Abbot General:	Abbot Hermenegild Jozef Noyens, O. Praem. (1996 – 2003)
Abbot General:	Abbot Marcel van de Ven, O. Praem. (1982 – 1996)
Abbot General:	Bishop Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. (1962.09.19 – 1982.07.18)
Abbot General:	Abbot Hubertus Norbertus, O. Praem. (1937 – 1962)
Abbot General:	Abbot Gummarus Crets, O. Praem. (1922 – 1937)
Abbot General:	Abbot Norbert Schachinger, O. Praem. (1906 – 1922)
Abbot General:	Abbot Sigismund Stary, O. Praem. (1883 – 1905)
Abbot General:	Abbot Hieronymus von Zeidler, O. Praem. (1869 – 1870)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean-Baptiste L’Ecuy, O. Praem. (1780 – 1790)
Abbot General:	Abbot Guillaume Manoury, O. Praem. (1769 – 1780)
Abbot General:	Abbot Antoine Parchappe de Vinay, O. Praem. (1758 – 1769)
Abbot General:	Abbot Bruno Bécourt, O. Praem. (1741 – 1757)
Abbot General:	Abbot Augustin de Rocquevert, O. Praem. (1740 – 1741)
Abbot General:	Abbot Claude-Honoré-Luc de Muin, O. Praem. (1702 – 1740)
Abbot General:	Abbot Philippe Celers, O. Praem. (1702 – 1702)
Abbot General:	Abbot Michel de Colbert-Terron, O. Praem. (1667 – 1702)
Abbot General:	Abbot Augustin Le Scellier, O. Praem. (1645 – 1666)
Abbot General:	Abbot Simon Raguet, O. Praem. (1643 – 1644)
Abbot General:	Abbot Pierre Desban, O. Praem. (1635 – 1636)
Abbot General:	Abbot Pierre Gosset, O. Praem. (1613 – 1635)
Abbot General:	Abbot François de Longpré, O. Praem. (1596 – 1613)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean Des Pruets, O. Praem. (1573 – 1596)
Abbot General:	Abbot Michel Coupson, O. Praem. (1533 – 1533)
Abbot General:	Abbot Virgile de Limoges, O. Praem. (1531 – 1533)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean Bachimont, O. Praem. (1512 – 1531)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean Evrard, O. Praem. (1512 – 1512)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean de L’Ecluse, O. Praem. (1497 – 1512)
Abbot General:	Abbot Hubert de Monthermé, O. Praem. (1470 – 1497)
Abbot General:	Abbot Simon de La Terrière, O. Praem. (1458 – 1470)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean Aguet, O. Praem. (1449 – 1458)
Abbot General:	Abbot Pierre Rodier, O. Praem. (1443 – 1449)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean de La Fère, O. Praem. (1436 – 1443)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean de Marle, O. Praem. (1423 – 1436)
Abbot General:	Abbot Pierre d’Hermi, O. Praem. (1409 – 1423)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean, O. Praem. (1391 – 1409)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean de Marle, O. Praem. (1381 – 1391)
Abbot General:	Abbot Pierre de Froidsaints, O. Praem. (1368 – 1381)
Abbot General:	Abbot Stéphane, O. Praem. (1368 – 1368)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean de Roigny, O. Praem. (1352 – 1367)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean Le Petit de Saint-Quentin, O. Praem. (1339 – 1352)
Abbot General:	Abbot Jean de Châtillon, O. Praem. (1333 – 1339)
Abbot General:	Abbot Adam de Wassignies, O. Praem. (1327 – 1333)
Abbot General:	Abbot Adam de Crécy, O. Praem. (1304 – 1327)
Abbot General:	Abbot Guillaume de Louvignies, O. Praem. (1288 – 1304)
Abbot General:	Abbot Robert, O. Praem. (1287 – 1288)
Abbot General:	Abbot Guy, O. Praem. (1282 – 1287)
Abbot General:	Abbot Gilles van Biervliet, O. Praem. (1278 – 1281)
Abbot General:	Abbot Guerric, O. Praem. (1269 – 1278)
Abbot General:	Abbot Johann de Rocquigny, O. Praem. (1247 – 1269)
Abbot General:	Abbot Conon, O. Praem. (1242 – 1247)
Abbot General:	Abbot Nicolas Hailgrin, O. Praem. (1242 – 1242)
Abbot General:	Abbot Hugo d’Hirson, O. Praem. (1238 – 1242)
Abbot General:	Abbot Wilhelm d’Angles, O. Praem. (1233 – 1238)
Abbot General:	Abbot Conrad Suève, O. Praem. (1220 – 1233)
Abbot General:	Abbot Gervais d’Angles, O. Praem. (1209 – 1220)
Abbot General:	Abbot Robert, O. Praem. (1206 – 1209)
Abbot General:	Abbot Wilhelm von Saint-Omer, O. Praem. (1204 – 1206)
Abbot General:	Abbot Vermond, O. Praem. (1203 – 1204)
Abbot General:	Abbot Baudouin, O. Praem. (1201 – 1203)
Abbot General:	Abbot Pierre de Saint-Médard, O. Praem. (1195 – 1201)
Abbot General:	Abbot Walter, O. Praem. (1191 – 1195)
Abbot General:	Abbot Robert, O. Praem. (1189 – 1191)
Abbot General:	Abbot Hugo, O. Praem. (1174 – 1189)
Abbot General:	Abbot Odon, O. Praem. (1171 – 1174)
Abbot General:	Abbot Johann von Brienne, O. Praem. (1171 – 1171)
Abbot General:	Abbot Philipp von Reims, O. Praem. (1161 – 1171)
Abbot General:	Blessed Abbot Hugues de Fosses, O. Praem. (1128 – 1161)
Commendatory Abbot:	Cardinal Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (1636 – 1642.12.04)
Commendatory Abbot:	Cardinal Ippolito d’Este (Hillpolyte d’Este-Ferrare) (1562 – 1572.12.02)
Commendatory Abbot:	Patriarch Francesco de Pisauro (1533 – 1562)

Founder

Other Former Members (5)

>2024: Abbot Hugh David Renwich Turnbull Allan, O. Praem., Ecclesiastical Superior of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
>2023: Fr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem., President of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
>1965: Fr. Arnoldo van Lantschoot, O. Praem., Vice-Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library
1948: Fr. Jacques Jacobs, O. Praem., Prefect Apostolic of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa)
1933: Fr. Léon Dérikx, O. Praem., Prefect Apostolic of Uélé Occidentale (Congo-Kinshasa)

Living Bishops (1 Archbishop, 1 Bishop)

Deceased Bishops (1 Cardinal, 5 Archbishops, 80 Bishops)

2022: Bishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem., Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil)
2022: Bishop František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem., Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia)
2018: Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil)
2016: Bishop Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem., Bishop of Jabalpur (India)
2015: Archbishop Geraldo Majela de Castro, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Montes Claros (Brazil)
1990: Bishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem., Bishop of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa)
1986: Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem., Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary)
1985: Bishop Sándor Klempa, O. Praem., Titular Bishop of Baza
1985: Bishop Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem., Abbot General of Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (Norbertines, Premonstratensians)
1977: Bishop Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem., Bishop of Jabalpur (India)
1969: Bishop Charles Alphonse Armand Vanuytven, O. Praem., Vicar Apostolic of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)
1960: Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem., Bishop of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)
1958: Bishop Josef Ludovico Brems, O. Praem., Vicar Apostolic of Denmark (Denmark)
1941: Bishop Thomas Louis Heylen, O. Praem., Bishop of Namur (Belgium)
1880: Bishop Bernardo Conde Corral, O. Praem., Bishop of Zamora (Spain)
1844: Bishop Julián Alonso, O. Praem., Bishop of Lérida (Spain)
1843: Bishop Pedro Alcántara Jiménez, O. Praem., Vicar Apostolic of Montevideo (Uruguay) and Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)
1843: Bishop Wilhelm Arnold Günther, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)
1842: Bishop Karl Adalbert von Beyer, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)
1835: Bishop Vicente Román Linares, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)
1822: Bishop Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem., Bishop of Ávila (Spain)
1795: Bishop Nicolas de La Pinte de Livry, O. Praem., Titular Bishop of Callinicum
1780: Bishop Manuel de Abad e Illanar, O. Praem., Bishop of Arequipa (Peru)
1739: Archbishop Juan de Galabis, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia)
1739: Bishop Carolus Ludovicus Hugo, O. Praem., Coadjutor Bishop of Ptolemais (Israel)
1739: Bishop José Esteban Noriega, O. Praem., Bishop of Solsona (Spain)
1724: Bishop Juan Pérez Carpintero, O. Praem., Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras)
1716: Bishop Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi, O. Praem., Bishop of León (Nicaragua)
1653: Bishop Crispin Fuk von Hradiste, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Praha (Czechia)
1640: Bishop Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, O. Praem., Bishop of Panamá (Panama)
1615: Bishop Jerónimo Bernardo de Quirós, O. Praem., Bishop of Pozzuoli (Italy)
1590: Bishop Philippe Troussey, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Coutances (France)
1575: Bishop Nicolas Psaume, O. Praem., Bishop of Verdun (France)
1536: Bishop John Maxey, O. Praem., Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)
1534: Bishop Christopher Lord, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Canterbury (England)
>1527: Bishop Matthew Makarell, O. Praem., Titular Bishop of Chalcedon and Auxiliary Bishop of York (England)
>1523: Bishop John Howden, O. Praem., Bishop of Man (Isle of Man)
>1523: Bishop Elia de Boccha, O. Praem., Titular Bishop of Hippo Regius
1522: Bishop Hieronymus Schulz, O. Praem., Bishop of Havelberg (Germany)
>1512: Bishop Benedetto Kornis, O. Praem., Bishop of Drivasto (Albania)
1483: Bishop Hubert Yffz, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)
>1478: Bishop Jan Bavor, O. Praem., Bishop of Litomyšl (Czechia)
1471: Bishop Jodok Seitz, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)
1459: Bishop Stephan Bodecker, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1450: Bishop Wilhelm Mader, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)
1449: Bishop Matěj Kučka, O. Praem., Bishop of Litomyšl (Czechia)
1435: Bishop Pietro Antonio, O. Praem., Bishop of Montefiascone (Italy)
1432: Bishop Christian Kuband, O. Praem., Bishop of Saare-Lääne (Estonia)
1430: Cardinal Johann von Bucka, O. Praem., Cardinal-Priest of S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane and Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)
1423: Bishop Johann von Waldow, O. Praem., Bishop of Lebus (Germany)
>1414: Bishop Friedrich von Grafeneck, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1413: Bishop Henning von Bredow, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1406: Bishop Heinrich von Bodendiek, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1393: Bishop Dietrich von der Schulenburg, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1365: Bishop Dietrich Kothe, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1353: Bishop Jan, O. Praem., Bishop of Litomyšl (Czechia)
1347: Bishop Ludwig Schenk von Reindorf, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1343: Bishop Cathal Ó Conchobair, O. Praem., Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)
1324: Bishop Johann von Tuchen, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1316: Bishop Friedrich von Plötzke, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1302: Bishop Vollrad von Krempa, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1296: Bishop Gilla Ísu mac in Liathána Ó Conchobair, O. Praem., Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)
1292: Bishop Heidenreich, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1287: Bishop Gebhard, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1279: Bishop Niccolò, O. Praem., Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy)
1277: Bishop Heinrich von Osthenen, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1260: Bishop Otto von Mehringen, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1251: Bishop Rudgar von Ammendorf, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1250: Bishop Tomas Ó Mellaig, O. Praem., Bishop of Annaghdown (Ireland)
1241: Bishop Gernot, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1228: Bishop Gervais de Chichester, O. Praem., Bishop of Séez (France)
1220: Bishop Siegfried, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1217: Bishop Baldwin, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1207: Bishop Norbert, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1207: Bishop Cyprian, O. Praem., Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)
1204: Saint Bishop Isfried, O. Praem., Bishop of Ratzeburg (Germany)
1192: Bishop Alexius, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1190: Bishop Baldram, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1184: Archbishop Siegfried von Anhalt, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Hamburg–Bremen (Germany)
1178: Saint Bishop Evermod, O. Praem., Bishop of Ratzeburg (Germany)
1176: Bishop Walo, O. Praem., Bishop of Havelberg (Germany)
1173: Bishop Wilmann (Wilmar), O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1171: Saint Bishop Achard de Saint-Victor, O. Praem., Bishop of Avranches (France)
1160: Bishop Wigger, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)
1158: Archbishop Anselmo da Havelberg, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy)
>1151: Bishop Jindřich Zdík, O. Praem., Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Saints (8)

Blesseds (6)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Houses: 97

Members: 1,058 (822 priests)